Water cannon targets (7)

I believe the answer is:

rioters

(Other definitions for rioters that I've seen before include "Violent troublemakers" , "Crowd disturbing the peace" , "They disturb the peace" , "Violent protesters" , "Demonstrators" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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